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KEOWEE COURIER (IC? tal ill Mildil 18411.) Published Every Wednesday Morning Subscription 91 Ter Annum. Advertising Hates Reasonable. -Hy STKOK, SHEIJOH & SCHRODER. Communications of a personal character charged for as advertise ments. Obituary notices ann tributes of respect, of not over 100 words, will bo printed freo of charge. All over that number must ho paid for at tho rate of ono cent a word. Cash to accompany manuscript. WA M IA Ma, H. CJ.S WEDNESDAY, .1 UNE 12?, 11>18. Buy Them And Help Win The War FOR SALE EVERYWHERE A\ DAY EARLY NEXT WEEK. 'thursday of nexi week will bethe "Glorious Fourth.'" July l being a national holiday, with no service on the rural routes. Tho Courier will, as is our custom in such cases, go to pros? one dav earlier, thus avoiding tho delay thal wini ld otherwise take place in the didi very of papers on rural retales. Wo request that all those who may have business with us for our next issue will take due uo t.jco and have their business matters arranged for one day lu advance regular time for transaction. The Courier will be sent to press Tues day of next week instead of on Wed nesday. TURNING OE THE TIDE. Ii appears to ns that tho tide ol' hattie In tho great world war has turned. We do not expect to lind the American forces and the (?l?tente Allies irom this lino- forward main taining a s tea (Iv and unbroken ad vance movement or gaining at every engagement. Dui WO do believe that tho real turning point in the war has come. Wo hnvo never doubted for a moment that (?od is on the side of tho Kn ten te Allies and against tho allied nations of the Central Towers. Recent events that have taken place on the Italian front seem to us to indicate that the hand of Prov idence ls being manifested on tho world battlefields. The floods of the Piave Uiver intervened in no un certain manner to the great benefit of the Allied forces and to the con fusion of the forces of the Central Powers, resulting most disastrously for the latter. And then, too, Providence is un doubtedly behind the great work of tho United States in putting men by thousands on French and British soil. The feat of transporting al most a million men in time of unre stricted submarine warfare, with scarcely a loss, can bo regarded as but little short of miraculous. "?God with us" on tho Italian front, working through the Instrumentality of a flooded river to succor a hard pressed army and put to confusion the enemy; "God with us" on the fronta in France and Flanders, work ing through the agency of a nation frosh and vigorous of manhood, blest beyond all other nations In provis ions and gold, her people imbued with tho spirit of freedom, with rev erence for and an abiding confidence In the Almighty One. Truly there ls now a mighty force at work for the undoing and conquering of the Cen tral Powers, whoso sovereigns seek to rub* tho world wit lt mailed fist and spiked heel, From the day tho German and Audtro-llungarlan forces began their ruthless march through Belgium to get a strangle hold on the throat of France, we have never doubted for a moment thc ultimate end of the struggle. No nation is without its' sins, just as no human being is free i from sin; and we see In tho long, hard struggle of Um pasl years Cod's ; chastisement ol lils people through tho agency of a nation to all appear ances lost from tho hosts ol' God fearing peoples ami unmistakably leagued with tho forces of Hell, That the Uniente Allies and our own forces will still have reverses, will still suffer losses in men and positions ol' vantage is a foregone conclusion, lint our confidence in ultimate complete victory and tho accomplishment of God's will Is un shakable. "Since God ls God, and j light ls right." liiere is but one end j possible In this world war. Through Divine direction, though the Untente ! Allies have Buffered much, and they I and we will yet suffer much, the end ls certain, and tho forces of Hight, will, within five years of fighting, j overcome forty years of preparation j and planning and designing and In trlguing of the forces of Hell and tho ? nrch fiend lu human form, the Kaiser of Germany. Warrant Issued for John T. Duneln. Columbia, Juno 25.-A warrant for the arrest of John T. Duncan, candidato for tho Democratic nomi nation for Governor, was issued boro t?-day by Magistrate S. M. Busby on an affidavit niado by J. W. Wessin gen charging broach of trust of $800. RE-CLASSIFIED KY LOCAL KOAKI> Several Men Have Keon Pushed Tor ward in Mst of Registrants. Class 1-A. Washington Crulg, Westminster. John Alfred Brock, Seneca. Sam Neal Uunnlcutt, Seneca, K.I'M). Ernest Elrod, Westminster, J. D. Jones, Pendleton, ErvIn Morris Hogers, Westminster. Richard noby, West Union. Class I-II. Wm. Thaddeus Harden. Toccon, Oa. William Trimmler, Seneca. Ht. li. Lewis Edgar Rochester, Anderson. Class 2-H. William Wilson, Atlanta, (Sa. A. z. Campbell, Starr, S. C. Class I-A. J. F. Marius, Clarksville, Ga. Class 5-1). John IO. Mathis, Salem. Alfred \V. Porrltt, Seneca Rt. i. GoorgO M. Abbott, Seneca. Classified on Appeal by Dist. Boa ni. Class I-U-William Trlminior. Seneca. Classified on Physical Examination. Qualified for Military Service: Chas. Vlrdio Miller, Westminster. Qualified for Special and Limited Military Service: Edward ll. Cleland, Raleigh, N. C.; J. Adger Mears, Westminster. Disqualified for Military Service and Placed in Class f> : Edward Cos tello Holland. Columbia, S. C. James M. Moss, Chairman Local Board. MOUE MEN CALLED. Whiles and Colored to Report for" Special Training. List of white men to report to the commanding officer, s. C. University, Columbia, July 1st: Cromer Isbell, Townvlllo, Rt. I. (Silos Franklin Brown, Westminster, Rt. '.'>. ! Talmadge I). Marett. Fair Blay. Homer Richard Hoggs, Seneca, Rt. I. j List of colored men to report to i commanding officer at S. C. Colored Agricultural and Mechanical College. Ornngebnrg, July 1st: Benjamin Franklin Agnew, Walhalla. Rt. S. l-l(Mirj Rice, Townvlllo, Ht. I. Oscar Benson. Fair Blay. Of tho above. Isbell and Marett, white, and Agnew, colored, are vol II II ( eers. I). A. Smith. Chiof Clerk. I OK STATU AND SENATORIAL Aspirants Campaign Opened at Barn well on Tuesday, June I8th. The Slate ami Senatorial eamp paigns opened Tuesday Of last week, thc former in Barnwell and the lat ter in W innshoro. Time for tho I i 1 ing of pledges and the payment of assessment fees closed at noon Mon day and a meeting of the State exec utive committee of the Democratic, party was held in the State library Immediately thereafter, to consider the various pending questions per taining to the primary elections. Several I ltd hour candidates en :ercd-Geo. W. Wightman, of Saluda, and Octavius Cohen, ol' Monck's Cor ner, offering for Lieutenant Gover nor. X. G. Evans, of Edgefleld, and T. LS. Croft, of Aiken, were the surprises in Hie Second Congressional District in opposition to Congressman James f, Byrnes. Congressman Lover, of the Seventh District, has three opponents-T. F. Brantley, of Orangeburg; T. G. Mc Leod. Blshopvillo, and George Bell rimmerman, Lexington. Congressman Whaley, of tho First District; Congressman Stevenson, of :he Fifth District, and Congressman itagsdalo, of the Sixth District, are ivlthout opposition. Two Como Too Laie. E. E. Vernor, of Richland. Oconee ?ounty, filed his pledgo by telegram Sunday, as a candidate for Congress 111 the Third District. The telegram was not received by Gen. Wilie Jones until 10 o'clock yesterday morning, nit as the lapse of time between the jendtng of the telegram and the clos ng hour in which a pledge ?ould have Deon filed by letter after application liad boon made for the forms could nave been sent tho committee ruled Mr. Vernor's pledge as Inadequate. J. A. Banks, of St. Matthews, .cached tho committee just two min itel late with his pledge as a candi la lo for the office of Commissioner of Vgrleulturo, Commerce and Indus rios. The 811 b-co 111 ni it toe rejected he pledge, which action was sustain ed hv the executive committee as a vhole. W. V St in key, of Bishopvillc. did lot qualify as a candidate for Gover ior. Soldier Vote Problem. Tho committee wrestled much with he problem incident to voting sol liers, sailors and men in tho civil ; erv ice. An honest effort will be j nade to prov ide opportunity for I (very man in Cue camps and naval talions and in tile civil service in Vnsllington to vote, as anticipated ii tlie Berry measure, enacted at the eceut session o? the Ooiieral Assent ny. hut tlu> task is almost insur nountablo. 'I'lio Berry act provides that boxes j ?hall be provided at each canton nent for (he 45 counties of tho | 4tate The great task is to locate ho absent voter. Military author!? lea ire not over lenient with elec ;lon matters and the booths or boxes ?v ill likely have to be placed outside he three cantonments of the State, j \8 there aro no specific units of | rion th Carolina men at any of tho .amps, the task ls one of overwhelm ing magnitudo and will requiro Itrentious effort on tho part'of tho carious conty chairmen and execu tlve committeemen to bring any ap preciable number of tho men in ouch with tho election machinery. Tho B?rry act was adopted as a part >f tho primary rulos. Tho Fedoral government has ruled hat no provision will be allowed for tho mon abroad to cast their ballots. Candidates for tho various oMces are: United states Senate. Cole Ii. Bloase, Columbia; N. B. Dial, Laurens; J/.iies F. Rice, Anderson; B. il. Tillman, Trenton. Congress. First District-Richard S. Whaloy, Charleston. Second District-Jas. F Byrnes, Alken; T. G. Croft, Aiken; N. G. Divans, Edgefleld; G. L Toole, Aiken. Third District -Wyatt Aiken. As heville; F, ll. Dominick, Newberry. Fourth District-H. L. Boniar, Spartauburg; Sam J. Nicholls, Spar tanburg; D. B. Traxler, Greenville. Fifth District-W. F. Stevenson. Chesterfield. Sixth District-.1. W. Itagsdale, Florence. Seventh District-T. F. Brantley, Orangeburg; A. F. Lever, Lexing ton; T. G. McLeod, Bishopvillc; G. B. Timmertnan, Lexington. Solicitor. Third Circuit->F. A. McLeod. Sumter; L. ES. Wood, Sumter. Twelfth Circuit-L. M. Casque, Marion. State O Ricers. Governor-A. J. Bethea, Colum bia; R. A. Cooper. Laurens; J. M. DesChamps, Rock HUI; John T. Duncan, Columbia; John L. McLau rin, Bennettsville; Thoa H. Pee pies, Barnwell; John G. Richards, Liber ty Hill. Lieutenant Governor-Octavius Cohen. Monc.k's Corner; J. T. Idles, Orangeburg; G. W. Wightman. Batesburg. Superintendent of Education-V. E. Rector, Darlington; J. E. Swear Ingen, Columbia. Attorney General-Claud X. Sapp, Lancaster; R. P. Searson, Allendale; S. M. Wolfe, Anderson. Secretary of State-W. B. Dove. Columbia. Comptroller General-C. W. Saw yer, Columbia. State Treasurer-S. T. Carter. Co ln rubia. Commissioner of Agriculture-B. Harris. Anderson; W. D. Garrison, Anderson; II. T. Morrison, McClel lansville. Railroad Commissioner-- H. ll \rnold, Woodruff; A. A. Rich-1 ardson, Columbia; T. J. McLaugh lin, St. Matthews; I). L. Smith. Wal terboro; .1. T. \'owell. Columbia. Adjutant General-W. W. Moore, Ba rn well. An Act to Require AU .Mercantile and Industrial Establishments, Other! Than Corporations, Having a Place | of Business in this State, to Dis close the Names and Addresses of Hie Proprietors Thereof, and to Pr?vido a Penalty for Failure lo 1 do St). Section 1. Names of owners of mercantile and industrial estai?-; lishments to he Hied with the Clerk of Court ami exhibited at place of business. Be lt Enacted hy tho I General Assembly of the State of j South Carolina, That from ami after | the passage ol* this Act all mercantile and industrial establishments, othor than lawfully chartered incorpora tions, having a place or places of bus iness in this State shall hie with the Clerk of the Court of thc County in which the principal place of business j of each mercantile and industrial es- . tahlishmeut is located, the name or names of the owner or owners, pro prietor or proprietors thereof, and in case of co-partnerships the name of each and every partner having any interest therein, and shall exhibit on a sign over or alongside the entrance of each place of business of each mer- j cantile or Industrial establishment ] the name or names of the owner or : owners, proprietor or proprietors, : thereof, including the name of each j partner of a co-partnership; such ! name or names to be prlntod in Ro- | man letters of such size as to be read i easily Section 2. Retiring owner or cart nor to be liable for debts, unless sign changed and notice filed. In case there be any change in the owner or owners, proprietor or proprietors ot any such mercantile or industrial es tablishment, any person retiring from such ownership or ownerships shall file in the office of the Clerk of the Court of tho county In which the principal place of business of such mercantile or industrial establish ment is located a notieo of such change, and shall havo the sign or signs herein provided for changed, and until both such notice shall be j tiled and such change made on such j signs, such persons shall he liable for all debts and contracts of such mercantile or industrial establish ment according to the interest he or she formerly had therein. Section 3. Record of statements; Clerk's fee. Tho Clerk of (iourt shall keep all such statements of ownership or proprietorship on file and shall record the same in a hook to he provided for that purpose, and shall keep such hook Indexed. Ile shall receive as fee for hiing any such statement or notice of chango the sn in Of one dollar. Section 4, Violation a misdemean or; Penalty. Any person violating any of tho provisions of this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall bo lined ton dollars or be imprisoned for five days for each day such mer cantile establishment shall do busi ness. In case of a line hoing paid, one-half of the amount paid shall bo paid to the person serving out the warrant. In case of a co-partnership each partner shall be severally liable. Section 5. When Act Effective. That this Act shall take effect on the first day of July, i ?? I s. Approved the ?Uh day of March. 1918. Auto Accident Near Greenville. Greenville, Juno 22.-As a result of an automobile accident on tho Oreonvlllo-Hondersonvillo highway, about 20 miles above Greenville, late thia afternoon, William Patterson, overseer of tho card room at Brandon mills, ls at the point of death In tho City Hospital here and his wlfo and son aro In a Rrltlcal condition, Tho driver of the car, a man named Young, ls also in the hospital with TAX BOOKS NOW OPEN. Notlco Is hereby given that tho Tax Hooks for the Town of Walhalla, S. C., are now open for the collection of taxes for tho year 1918. Taxes may ho paid np to June 29th without pen alty. On July 1st the penalty pre scribed hy tho Ordinance of tho Town of Walhalla will attach and be added to tho ordinary taxes of the town. ?Street Tax and .Sanitary Tax, as well as Property Taxes, are now due and payable. Citizens will plcaso take due no tice and avoid penalties by paying all taxes now due before July 1, 1918. W. C. HUGHS, ...Clerk and Treasurer. NOTICE OP SPECIAL ELECTION. In accordance with Section 17 42, Civil Code of South Cnrolina, 1912, and pursuant to an order of the County Board of Education of Oco nee County, South Carolina, notlco ls hereby given that a Special Election will bo held at tho school house In Return School District, No. 4, on Saturday, JULY 6th, 1918, for tho purpose of voting upon the question of levying a special tax of two mills on thc real and personal property of said district for school purposes. At said election oach elector favor lng the proposed levy shall cast a ballot containing the word "Yes" printed or written thereon, and each elector opposed to said levy shall cast a ballot containing tho word "No" printed or written thereon. At the said election only such electors as return real or personal property for taxation, and who ex hibit their tax receipts and registra tion certificates as required in gene ral elections, shall be allowed to vote. Polls will be opened at 7 o'clock a. m. and will dos? at 4 o'clock p. m. WALKER A. SANDERS. H. E. TILLEY, \V. H. WILLIAMS, Trustees of Return School District, No. 4, Managers of Election. June 26, 1918. 26-27 1785 1918 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON, South Carolina's Oldest College, lilith Year llegins September 27th. Entrance examinations at all the county seats on FRIDAY, JULY 12, 1 9 I S. ?it 9 a. tn. Four-year courses lead to the 13. A. and B. S. degrees. A two-year pre-tnodtcal course is given. Military i raining in all courses. A free tuition scholarship ia as signed to each county of the State. .Spacious buildings and athletic grounds; well equipped laboratories, unexcelled library facilities. Expenses moderate. Poi" terms and catalogue, address HARRISON RANDOLPH, President. Juno 19, I 9 18. 2r>-28* attie i?1 Hogs! Having; gone into the hog and cattle raising business, I am in thc market for all thc cattle and hogs I can get at right prices, especially Thoroughbred Brood Sows and Heifers. Write or call to sec me at West Union, opposite Neville Brothers'. ROY M. ABBOTT. S. S. Picnic July 4th. The Interdenominational Sunday School picnic will be held at Pearle's Grove church on July 4 th. Exercises will begin promptly at 11 o'clock. Program. Opening song-"AU hail the power of Jesus' name." Devotional-Rev. L. M. Lyda. Address-'Rev. W. R. McMillan. Song. Report of secretary. Presentation of banner-Dr. A. C. Wilkins. Miscellaneous business. Adjournment for dinner. Afternoon Session. Parade. Two songs by each school. Closing song-- "When the roll is t-alled up yonder." Prayer by Rev. C. D. Royd. J. H. Brown, President. W. R. Davis, Secretary. HOPE FOR GREAT MEETING. Attention, Delegates to W. M. U. at Seneca July nth and 12th. Seneca, Juno 2.r>.-Special: Seneca hopes to have the pleasure of enter taining a very large number of dole gates to the Woman's Missionary Union, auxiliary to Beaverdam Bap tist Association, on July ll and 12, and urges all who possibly can to nttend thc first and remain until the last session. War conditions demand the con servation of food and labor; there fore the delegates who expect, to ro main over night are requested to send their nantes promptly to Mrs. W. J. Lunney, chairman of Hospital ity Committee, so that this commit tee will have some Idea of tho num ber of homes to provide. This will require only a few minutos of time and will bo greatly appreciated. Lunch will bo served at tho church each day and provision made for all delegates and visitors. sovore injuries. Mr. Patterson's son In-daw and daughters wore also , in the car and received slight Injuries. The car was travollng at a rapid rate and swerved so near one side of the road to avoid an approaching car that it went over tho aldo and fell down a 100-foot embankment, pin ning four* of the occupants beneath Ilia machine. South Carolina Taxes, In cluding Floating Debt, Have Doubled in Five Years. Get these fa?ts in your mind and Keep them there : R. A. Cooper said in his speech ,at Barnwell, and again at Hampton, that he could not and would not promise a reduction in taxes. John L. McLaurin says that he can and will reduce taxes by doing away with useless of fices and useless machinery of gov ernment, and using the same broad gauged business understanding that inspired him to give South Carolina the State Warehouse System. Get Your Name on the Club Roll ! Stop Useless Waste j Invest for The Future ? p It will soon be time for canning the fruits, vege ? tables and berries, and we are prepared to furnish you p with everything but the fruit. \ TIN CANS, FRUIT JARS, JELLY GLASSES, \ STONE JARS, SOLDER, FLUID, CAP I PING AND TIPPING IRONS, PEACH PEELERS. CANNING MACHINES, EMPTY BARRELS, KEGS, ETC. Don't wait too late about getting your Tin Cans and Fruit Jars? We now have a good stock of all sizes-Pints, Quarts and Half-Gallon sizes-Glass and Tin, ?fi tjt ?fi ? Big stock now to select from in Screen Doors, J Screen Wire, Screen Windows, Ice Cream Churns, I Poultry Wire, Hog Wire, Barb Wire, Oil Stoves, p Majestic Ranges, Floor Oils, Polishes, O-Cedar Mops, J Oil Stains, Paints, etc. ?fi ?fi I Ford Automobile Supplies. I Bicycles. j Matheson Hardware Go., I WESTMINSTER, S. C. SHERIFF'S SALE FOR TAXES. Hy virtue of an execution to mo , lirocted by R. H. Alexander, Troasu- I er of Oconee County, S. C., I will . ffer for sale, to tho highest biddor, n front of tho Court IIouso door, in Valhalla, S. C., between tho legal lours of salo, on MONDAY, JULY st, 1918, nt ll o'clock a. m., tho fch owing real estate, to wit: All that certain lot or tract of ?and n Center Township, Oconeo County, rounded on N. W. by lands of W. IL Iheldon, on West by L. A. Edwards, m East by T. D. Koese, on N. E. by Ilerndon, containing f>0 acres, nore or less. Levied on as the property of Berry Whitfield at tho suit of tho Stato for axes Terms of Sale-CASH. JAS. M. MOSS, Shorlff Oconeo County, S. C NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS. All persons indobtod to the Estate >f L. O. BRUCE, SR., deceased, uro hereby notified to make pay ment to the undersigned, and all per 501)8 having claims against said es tate will present the same, duly at tested, within the time prescribed by aw or be barred. (MRS.) M. M. BRUCE, Executrix of tho Estate of L. O. Bruce, Sr., deceased. Juno 5, 1918. 23-20 Eye Sufferers Who Need Glasses! UM i I road fare paid one way to our Oconee County Patients Who Purchase Glasses. Eyes examined by specialists ?nd glasses made while you wail. Kodak Films Developed by Experts. Odom-Schade Optical Co,, A. A. Odom, President. A. H. Schade, Sec'y <fc Treas. Consulting Optometrists, Masonic Temple, Greenville, S. C. Buy a few Thrift Stamps to-day.